Razor attachment



Sept. 21, 1926.

J. D. KALTENBACK ET AL mzoa nmcmmm Filed Oct. 8. 1924 IN'VENTORs JOSEPH 0. Mum/BA H BY Jo /v SIOLL A TTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 21, 1926 U N I ran s .rosnrn D. 'KALTEN'BACK AND JOHN STOLL, or SAN mmciseo,tsuna i.

RAZOR maximum;

Application filed. October 8, 1924. Serial No. 742,456.

Our invention relates to what we have called and styled a lather trap for razors, and particularly to a device for use in connection with safety razors, and an object of the invention is 'to provide a device of this character which is applicable to a razor without requiring alterations in the construction thereof, and which will function in conjunction with correlated parts of the razor to constitute a trap or receptacle beneath the comb or guard of the razor to catch the accumulated lather as same is removed from the face during the shaving operation.

Another object of the invention is toprovide a device of this character which is yieldable with respect to the guard or comb of the razor and provided with surfaces which will not injure the skin of the user during the shaving operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will yieldingly adapt itself to the guard of the razor when flexing the blade against the guard.

Other features of novelty and utility will.

obviously appear upon reference to the accompanying drawings and description, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a razor showing an application of our invention thereto;

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section therethrough; and

Figure 3 15a perspective view of the device detached from the razor.

As our invention is broadly directed to the provision of trap means that may be associated with the blade so as to catch the lather as the blade is moved over the face, we of course do not desire to limit ourselves to the form of razor for which the invention may be used. For the purpose of illustration, we have shown one type of razor which is commonly in use.

The razor herein illustrated consists of a suitable handle 5 having a threaded socket 6 at one end which receives a correspondingly threaded shank 7 on a concave-convex blade-flexing member 8. This flexing member is of the type that functions in con: junction with a normally flat steel blade 9 which is adapted to be pressed down against the convexed side of the guard 10. This guard is apertured at 11 toreceive the threaded shank 7. In view of this construction, it obviously follows that when the handle is turned with respect to the shank 7 the flat steel blade is adjusted with respect to the combsurfaces 12 of the aforesaid guard 10.

The handle 5 is formed with a substantially spool shaped extension 13 which is flared respectively in two directions from its center. Our attachment consists of a single piece I of substantially U-shaped rubber-'14 having a base Wall 15 apertured at 16 to accommodate the intermediate portion of said spool shaped extension. The attachment is provided with angularly disposed walls 17 whose free edges terminate slightly within the ends of the teeth of the 7 comb portions of the guard 10. These flanges are disposed with respect to the edges of the blade so that thelather trap or space 18 defined by the attachment and the concaved side of the guard 10 will function to accommodate any lather that passes across the edges of the razor and past the guard teeth. The flanges 17 are yieldable against the face of the user so as to not injure the skin when broughj in contact therewith.

As stated, the attachment is formed of rubber. This is desirable in order that it 'will yieldingly accommodate itself to an ad;

justment of the guard when effectively presenting the cutting edges of the razor against the teeth of the guard. It is not our intention to be so limited, and it shall be understood that the attachment may be made of any suitable well-known material that will accommodate itself to razors of respectively different forms.

From the construction and arrangement of the attachment it follows that as the razor is drawn over the face of the user, the lather, instead of dripping down from the edge of the razor where heretofore it has at times fallen onto the clothing of the user and soiled the clothing, will pass over the edge of the blade, through the spaces between the guard teeth andthence into the trap or space 18. j

The attachment is open at its ends, and when desired the user may place the razor under a running faucet so that the collected lather may be quickly and conveniently disuni v from rubber for the purpose above stated, this is further desirable in that it Will not corrode and therehy infections are not so readily set up in the face of the user dur- 5 ing the shaving operation.

WVe claim: A razor having a blade guard, and :1

yieldable lather trap device underlving the guard and adapted to be pressed into, yielding engagement With the teeth of the guard 10 near the ends thereof.

JOSEPH I). KALTENBACK. JOHN STOLL. 

